Sounds of the City – Thalys

Rosapark captured the sound identities of Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, and integrated them into three outdoor installations. Each city was represented by over 1000 sounds. Each sound had a unique headphone jack, and these days, most pedestrians carry a pair of headphones and were able to stop and interact with the installation. The sounds included overheard conversations, street musicians, language lessons, market sellers, church bells, scam artists routines, and hundreds more. The installations changed perceptions about nearby cities on the network. Thousands of people interacted with them and visits to Thalys.com spiked by 20,000 impressions, a 58.5% increase on the average for that time of the year. This installation shows that sounds when used properly can encourage people to visit places. Its also a good way of showing a place with sound and not physically. It give the user an experience of an area. Something we as a team would like to portray. This installation has given inspiration for our idea to work with sound.